Transforming the consumer church
I’ve been blogging through the first couple of chapters of Paul Metzger’s book Consuming Jesus. So far, Metzger has been raising some familiar concerns. The evangelical church isn’t what it
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Blind to sinister forces
Not every book on the consumerism and the church includes a chapter on fallen powers. But Paul Metzger’s book Consuming Jesus devotes a healthy section to this topic. Metzger writes, “Sinister forces
Does the evangelical church need to repent?
Last week I wrote about three trends in evangelicalism from Paul Metzger’s book Consuming Jesus:
* Anti-intellectualism – a fear that “head knowledge” will cancel out “heart knowledge” which has led to an
Cultivate Gathering – November 17, 2007
Worth looking into:
Cultivate Gathering is a learning party. What does that mean? Well, basically it’s designed to be everything good about a conference without all the rigamarole… and much more fun
Tethered to the Center
The last issue of Christianity Today has a short article on the Gospel Coalition. Because the Coalition’s statements reflect “a broadly Reformed perspective and expects that men lead churches and homes, it